The Effect of Movement Control Order for Various Population Mobility Phases during COVID-19 in Malaysia

Rajendran, Kamesh; Ahmad, Nadhar; Singh, Sarbhan; Heng, Lai-Chee; Ismail, Rohaida; Shaharudin, Rafiza; Aris, Tahir; Sundram, Bala Murali

doi:10.3390/covid1030049

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“…The results of the present study showed a positive effect of the movement control order (MCO) in Malaysia to increase university students' adherence to COVID-19 protective measures (avoidance of crowded places, wearing face masks, and proper hand hygiene). This result was consistent with that found in other studies conducted in Malaysia (16,17) .…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Online Distance Learning Experience of Malaysian University Students towards COVID-19: A Cross Sectional Study(Conference Paper )#

Mikhael¹,

Ong²

2023

IJPS

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Some new norms need to be adapted due to COVID-19 pandemic period where people need to wear masks, wash their hands frequently, maintain social distancing, and avoid going out unless necessary. Therefore, educational institutions were closed to minimize the spread of COVID-19. As a result of this, online education was adapted to substitute face-to-face learning. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the Malaysian university students’ adaptation to the new norms, knowledge and practices toward COVID-19, besides, their attitudes toward online learning. A convenient sampling technique was used to recruit 500 Malaysian university students from January to February 2021 through social media. For data collection, all students were asked to fill in a questionnaire that was developed based on previous literature, using Google Forms. 498 students completed the questionnaire (response rate 99.6%). Malaysian Ministry of Health was the main source (83.73%) that students refer to when looking for information on COVID-19. Only 40% of the participants had good overall knowledge about COVID-19; such knowledge was influenced by the students' field of study. The current practice towards COVID-19 was good only by 26.1% of participating students; such practice was influenced by the ethnic groups. Additionally, 60% of participated students agreed that COVID-19 can be successfully controlled. About one-third of participants had positive attitudes toward online learning. The major challenges facing students during online learning include distraction of the learning environment (80%), unstable internet connectivity (75%), lack of motivation (70%), limited technical skills (41%), and limited broadband data (34%). In conclusion, the knowledge and practice toward COVID-19 was good in less than half of Malaysian university students. Attitudes to the controlling of COVID-19 were positive, while the attitudes toward online learning were neutral among most of the Malaysian university students. Challenges toward online learning are diverse and include both technical and student-related problems.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Online Distance Learning Experience of Malaysian University Students towards COVID-19: A Cross Sectional Study(Conference Paper )#

Mikhael¹,

Ong²

2023

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“…January 2021 indicated the implementation of Movement Control Order 2.0 (MCO 2.0), which involved 6 out of 14 states in the country. Although the MCO 2.0 was not nationally implemented, the average mobility trend of the population was generally reduced at the national level 26 ; hence, it is considered as one of the interruption points in our analysis.…”

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The COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions to maternal and child health services in public primary care Malaysia: a retrospective time-series analysis

Mohd Ujang,

Hamidi,

Ab Hamid

et al. 2023

BMJ Glob Health

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. Maintaining essential health services, including maternal and child health (MCH), while addressing the pandemic is an enormous task. This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the utilisation of MCH services in Malaysian public primary care.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted using national administrative data from 1124 public primary care clinics. Eight indicators were selected to measure service utilisation covering antenatal, postnatal, women’s health, child health, and immunisation services. Interrupted time-series analysis was used to evaluate changes in levels and trends of indicators during four different periods: pre-pandemic (January 2019–February 2020), during pandemic and first lockdown (March–May 2020), after the first lockdown was lifted (June–December 2020) and after the second lockdown was implemented (January–June 2021).ResultsMost indicators showed no significant trend in monthly utilisation prior to the pandemic. The onset of the pandemic and first lockdown implementation were associated with significant decreasing trends in child health (−19.23%), women’s health (−10.12%), antenatal care (−8.10%), contraception (−6.50%), postnatal care (−4.85%) and postnatal care 1-week (−3.52%) indicators. These indicators showed varying degrees of recovery after the first lockdown was lifted. The implementation of the second lockdown caused transient reduction ranging from −11.29% to −25.92% in women’s health, contraception, child and two postnatal indicators, but no sustained reducing trend was seen afterwards. Two immunisation indicators appeared unaffected throughout the study period.ConclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted MCH services utilisation in Malaysia. While most MCH services were negatively affected by the lockdown implementation with varying degrees of recovery, infant immunisation showed resilience throughout. This highlights the need for a targeted preparedness plan to ensure the resilience of MCH services in future crises.

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“…Since then, Malaysia has undergone a variety of restriction movement policies, such as the Movement Control Order (MCO) and the National Recovery Plan (NRP). The restrictions made by the Malaysian government have caused activity-related travel behaviour to be limited in which; people in essential sectors are allowed to go out to work, while those in non-essential sectors are encouraged to work from home ( Rajendran et al, 2021 , Tay et al, 2021 ), and influenced the people's risk perception of getting an infection while travelling ( Md Yusuf & Azhar, 2021 ). The public's mental health and well-being are impacted when their ability to travel is impeded ( Knolle et al, 2021 ).…”

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Travel behaviour changes and risk perception during COVID-19: A case study of Malaysia

Airak

Conceptualisation

Rahman

2023

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

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The Effect of Movement Control Order for Various Population Mobility Phases during COVID-19 in Malaysia

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Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Online Distance Learning Experience of Malaysian University Students towards COVID-19: A Cross Sectional Study(Conference Paper )#

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Online Distance Learning Experience of Malaysian University Students towards COVID-19: A Cross Sectional Study(Conference Paper )#

The COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions to maternal and child health services in public primary care Malaysia: a retrospective time-series analysis

Travel behaviour changes and risk perception during COVID-19: A case study of Malaysia

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